No other shipyard approached this record. Such renowned ships as the Randolph, Franklin, and Ticonderoga belong to this group of NNS-de- ^igned carriers. Newport News reached its peak employment in April 1943 when more than 31,000 employees were in the work force. Other construction at the ...
FROM Elizabeth Lankes: I remember when she came to visit the shipyard in 1979. One person in our department, who worked with video, got to meet her and came back to the office excited and absolutely thrilled to see Elizabeth Taylor up close, and told us she really did have blue-violet ...